The US National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA), of Washington DC, has appointed William Wagner vice-chairman and Tom Myers treasurer. Wagner replaces David Sheehan, who has retired. Myers is already a member of the NBAA board.
Source: Flight International
US firm Sierra Nevada (SNC) has been awarded a $170 million contract to deliver two Rapcon-X surveillance aircraft to the Finnish Border Guard.
Turkish business jet charter company Air Sapphire has been heavily fined by the US government for flying a Gulfstream GIV to Russia without authorisation.
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspections of the Gulfstream G500 and G600 fleet in response to a “quality escape” involving improperly installed engine-mounting hardware.
